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  • Senators urge caution on war vs. Iraq

    03/14/2002 11:26:17 AM PST · by Tumbleweed_Connection · 28 replies · 153+ views
    The Hill ^ | 3/13/02 | Mary Lynn F. Jones
    Even as Vice President Dick Cheney travels abroad to shore up support for U.S. military action against Iraq, senators are urging a go-slow approach, fearful that Iraq would be a more formidable enemy than the Taliban and al Qaeda network. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), a member of the Armed Services Committee, said, “At this point, I think we can’t lose sight of the fact that we have significant tasks ahead of us in Afghanistan, around the world, and that I don’t sense that we are or should rush into a military confrontation with Iraq.” Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), a member...